17 10 07 95 W - + 4 - 1 One Hit Wonders: #4 The Vapors

Of all the weird ideas I’ve come across, this has to be one of the weirdest. Apparently, Americans think that British people use the term ‘turning Japanese’ as a euphemism for masturbation! And thus is was that The Vapors’ 1980 hit, ‘Turning Japanese’ was seen by many as a homage to self-pleasure....

Anyway, that’s what they claim on this documentary.

Not sure, myself. Let me just have another look at that video.



So there - proof that Aneka wasn’t the only Japanese themed one-hit wonder in the ‘80s...

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